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...council's executive board is entitled to dismiss members who miss four council meetings. Before last week's meeting, board members warned 18 members with poor attendance records that they would be expelled if they missed either of the last two meetings of the year...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Wu, | Title: Council Quorumless At Its Last Meeting | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

...Kohl told friends that his aim in life was to become the ruler of Germany. At Harvard, we have met several people with similar aspirations. While we can dismiss their ambitions as immature and juvenile, it is scary that Kohl actually followed through on his plan and is now bound to become the leader of a unified Germany...

Author: By Albert Wenger, | Title: Kohl? Nein Danke! | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

...White refused to dismiss a related suit brought by City Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55, charging that Paul Dietrich of the city's Zoning Board of Appeal violated state conflict of interest laws by concealing his professional ties with Carpenter and Co. when ruling on the hotel project...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Harvard Motor House Selects New Name | 4/24/1990 | See Source »

...longer than the average undergraduate lecture, the visitors see a vast array of scattered and discreet images images of Harvard. For some students, a tour may be a pivotal factor in the final college decision. A sunny day or a friendly leader can make all the difference. Others may dismiss the tour as trivial and ephemeral and base their decision on more substantive factors...

Author: By Cara M. Familian, | Title: University Tours: Showing Buildings And Telling Stories To Harvard's Future | 4/16/1990 | See Source »

...mean to dismiss the sincerity of the traditional notion of women as the more sympathetic and compassionate gender. Nevertheless, I am aware of what traditionally happens to women when they defy this stereotype. Revisionist historians look to the Salem witch trials as a backlash against women who might have been seen as overly demanding, cold or just plain aggressive. Seventeenth century judges used a "w" instead of a "b," and the flogging commenced...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: She's a Real... | 4/12/1990 | See Source »

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